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ADF documents show senior officers yet to face consequences for alleged Afghanistan war crimes

Australia's Defence Force Chief has paused internal disciplinary measures for senior army officers who failed to prevent alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, pending the completion of an external investigation that could take years.

Judge rules key witness won't have to give evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation trial

Judge rules key witness won't have to give evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation trial

Lawyers for Nine newspapers say the evidence of a key soldier could have been a path to victory in their defamation case brought by the Victoria Cross recipient, but a judge has decided he does not have to testify.

Legal stoush after key witness attempts to avoid testifying at Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial

Legal stoush after key witness attempts to avoid testifying at Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial

A defence witness who allegedly killed an Afghan man during a 2012 mission after receiving orders from Ben Roberts-Smith attempts to avoid testifying at the war veteran's defamation trial.

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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: former soldier objects to answering questions about SAS missions

Soldier anonymised as Person 66 objects to questions in federal court over missions under Roberts-Smith’s command on the grounds of self-incrimination

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SAS witness may be forced to talk 'murder'

A new SAS witness may be compelled by the Federal Court to speak about an alleged murder in Afghanistan Ben Roberts-Smith is accused of ordering.

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: ‘I believed something unlawful had happened’, Andrew Hastie says

Assistant defence minister tells court he was troubled by ‘warrior culture’ in elite SAS regiment when he and Roberts-Smith were comrades in Afghanistan

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial: Andrew Hastie says he ‘is no longer proud’ of former comrade

Assistant defence minister tells court ‘I don’t dislike Mr Roberts-Smith at all … I pity Mr Roberts-Smith’

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Federal MP Andrew Hastie tells court he 'pities' Ben Roberts-Smith

Federal MP Andrew Hastie tells court he 'pities' Ben Roberts-Smith

Federal MP Andrew Hastie tells a Sydney court he "pities" war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, who is suing the publisher of several newspapers for defamation.

Hastie no longer 'proud' of Roberts-Smith

Hastie no longer 'proud' of Roberts-Smith

Government MP and former soldier Andrew Hastie has told a court he once looked up to Mr Roberts-Smith but is no longer proud of him.

Assistant defence minister Andrew Hastie tells court Ben Roberts-Smith was seen as a bully in SAS

Assistant defence minister Andrew Hastie tells court Ben Roberts-Smith was seen as a bully in SAS

Hastie, giving evidence in defamation trial, also claims Roberts-Smith’s reported version of Afghanistan mission was an ‘alternate universe’

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